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CREDIT: Screenshot/CBS News We’ve been writing about the potential problems of the concept of a vaccine passport, denying people entry into events, businesses or travel unless they are able to prove they are vaccinated. We’ve spoken about how problematic this could potentially be for cutting people out of society. But a report from the Caribbean island of St. Vincent shows how requiring vaccination can even throw roadblocks helping people in the middle of a volcanic emergency. A powerful explosion from the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent went off yesterday. The volcano has been spewin...

An "explosive" volcano has blanketed the Caribbean island of St Vincent in ash and smoke and forced thousands of people out of their homes. The eruption of La Soufriere Volcano viewed from Rillan Hill on Saint Vincent island. Photo: Zen Punnett/ AFP La Soufrière, which has been dormant for decades, first started showing volcanic activity in December and this surged this week. On Thursday, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves urged more than 16,000 residents in "red zones" to evacuate. The volcano has since spewed dark ash plumes 6km into the air. Ash fall has been recorded as far from the volcano...

Ash Covers St. Vincent as La Soufrière Volcano Eruption Continues The Weather Channel 7 hrs ago Jan Wesner Childs Ash rained down on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent as the eruption of La Soufrière volcano continued Saturday, leaving buildings, cars, trees and the air cloaked in a layer of soot. Some 120 miles to the east, the government of Barbados issued a warning for "severe ashfall" both on land and over water. The country's weather service warned that the ash can create conditions with low visibility, and can cause respiratory problems. Satellite images showed the...

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increase font size Volcano erupts on Caribbean island of St. Vincent as thousands evacuate Emergency management officials said the ash column was about 20,000 feet high and that the ash was headed east into the Atlantic Ocean. By DÁNICA COTOAssociated Press Share SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An explosive eruption rocked La Soufrière volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday following mandatory evacuation orders from the local government. Emergency management officials said the ash column was about 20,000 feet high and that the ash was headed east into the Atlantic Ocea...